<s>
Caesars	B-Application
Palace	I-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
a	O
gambling	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Runecraft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
June	O
2000	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
 '	O
PCs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
famous	O
Caesars	O
Palace	O
luxury	O
hotel	O
and	O
casino	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
Strip	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
,	O
Nevada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
announced	O
in	O
late	O
1999	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
which	O
was	O
known	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
3D	O
simulation	O
of	O
gambling	O
with	O
traditional	O
casino	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
fully	O
licensed	O
by	O
the	O
Caesars	O
Palace	O
casino	B-Application
and	O
features	O
six	O
card	O
games	O
,	O
table	O
games	O
,	O
five	O
slot	O
machine	O
themes	O
,	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
game	O
plays	O
by	O
official	O
Caesars	O
Palace	O
rules	O
and	O
uses	O
casino	B-Application
odds	O
and	O
payouts	O
verified	O
by	O
a	O
Ph.D.	O
in	O
statistics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
but	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
presentation	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
slow	O
pace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
eleven	O
casino	B-Application
games	O
,	O
authentic	O
Caesars	O
Palace	O
cards	O
,	O
chips	O
,	O
rules	O
,	O
and	O
tutorial	O
guides	O
for	O
beginners	O
throughout	O
each	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
six	O
card	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
variations	O
of	O
poker	O
and	O
blackjack	B-Application
;	O
table	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
roulette	O
and	O
craps	O
;	O
video	O
game	O
machines	O
,	O
including	O
video	O
poker	O
and	O
keno	O
;	O
and	O
five	O
slot	O
machine	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
game	O
plays	O
by	O
official	O
Caesars	O
Palace	O
rules	O
and	O
uses	O
casino	B-Application
odds	O
and	O
payouts	O
confirmed	O
by	O
statistician	O
William	O
Bertram	O
,	O
Ph.D.	O
Tutorials	O
and	O
in-game	O
hints	O
can	O
be	O
shown	O
on	O
each	O
of	O
Caesar	O
's	O
Palace	O
2000	O
:	O
Millennium	O
Gold	O
Edition'''s	O
various	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tutorials	O
and	O
hints	O
are	O
displayed	O
at	O
times	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
notices	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
making	O
moves	O
considered	O
incorrect	O
by	O
casino	B-Application
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
an	O
initial	O
stake	O
of	O
$	O
2,000	O
is	O
given	O
,	O
though	O
more	O
is	O
available	O
through	O
loans	O
at	O
a	O
virtual	O
automated	O
teller	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
card	O
games	O
include	O
blackjack	B-Application
,	O
Pai	O
gow	O
poker	O
,	O
Mini-Baccarat	O
,	O
Red	O
dog	O
,	O
Casino	B-Application
war	O
,	O
and	O
Spanish	O
21	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
1999	O
,	O
publisher	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
several	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
titles	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Rage	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
revealed	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
another	O
title	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Caesars	B-Application
Palace	I-Application
2000	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
known	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
3D	O
simulation	O
of	O
gambling	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
promised	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
realistic	O
portrayals	O
of	O
the	O
casino	B-Application
atmosphere	O
ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
have	O
traditional	O
casino	B-Application
games	O
,	O
like	O
blackjack	B-Application
,	O
poker	O
,	O
and	O
slots	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
late	O
fourth-quarter	O
release	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2000	O
,	O
developer	O
Runecraft	O
was	O
simultaneously	O
working	O
with	O
publisher	O
Ripcord	O
Games	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Spec	O
Ops	O
,	O
while	O
developing	O
Caesars	B-Application
Palace	I-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
set	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
fully	O
licensed	O
by	O
the	O
Caesars	O
Palace	O
casino	B-Application
,	O
with	O
twenty-three	O
different	O
gambling	O
games	O
and	O
adhering	O
to	O
the	O
Official	O
Caesars	O
Palace	O
Rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionCaesars	O
Palace	O
2000	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
received	O
the	O
most	O
positive	O
reaction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
of	O
55%	O
and	O
45%	O
from	O
GameRankings	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
editor	O
Stephen	O
Poole	O
stated	O
"	O
You	O
'll	O
be	O
better	O
off	O
looking	O
for	O
free	O
online	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
various	O
games	O
contained	O
in	O
Caesars	B-Application
Palace	I-Application
2000	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
IGN	O
was	O
more	O
favorable	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
IGN	O
's	O
David	O
Zdyrko	O
cited	O
that	O
"	O
Many	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
are	O
quite	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
truth	O
of	O
the	O
matter	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
never	O
quite	O
matches	O
the	O
thrill	O
of	O
the	O
real	O
thing	O
"	O
and	O
criticized	O
on	O
how	O
"	O
the	O
visuals	O
are	O
very	O
bland	O
on	O
the	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
editor	O
Matt	O
Grandstaff	O
commended	O
the	O
card	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
"	O
require	O
a	O
fair	O
amount	O
of	O
strategy	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
remain	O
entertaining	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
Caesars	O
Palace	O
2000''	O
recaptures	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
casinos	B-Application
of	O
all-time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
definitely	O
not	O
about	O
the	O
looks	O
"	O
but	O
"	O
does	O
an	O
admirable	O
job	O
recreating	O
the	O
casino	B-Application
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grandstaff	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
has	O
the	O
sound	O
of	O
a	O
real	O
casino	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hightower	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
above-par	O
graphics	O
are	O
quickly	O
negated	O
by	O
the	O
rock-bottom	O
enjoyment	O
factor	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
game	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
the	O
real	O
casino	B-Application
has	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
